The Member of Parliament for Asante Akyem North, Kwame Ohene Frimpong, has been detained at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
A statement issued by the Clerk to Parliament, Ebenezer Ahumah Djietror, said the detention has been brought to the attention of the House and that urgent steps are being taken to establish the facts surrounding the incident.
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According to the statement, the Rt. Hon. Speaker of Parliament and the leadership of the House are in active contact with Ghana’s diplomatic mission in The Hague to obtain detailed information regarding the circumstances of the detention.
“It has come to the attention of Parliament that the Hon. Member for Asante Akyem North Constituency, Mr Kwame Ohene Frimpong, has been detained at Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam in the Netherlands,” the statement noted.
Parliament, however, did not disclose the reason for the detention, nor did it indicate whether the legislator was travelling in an official or personal capacity. No information has also been provided on whether any formal charges have been filed against him by Dutch authorities.
Parliament assured the public that it will provide updates as soon as more details become available.